mirongo itatu
mee-ROH-ngoh ee-TAH-too
How to say it
Kinyarwandamirongo itatumee-ROH-ngoh ee-TAH-too
Englishthirty (30)
Frenchtrente
Meaning
The number 30, three tens. Mirongo is the plural of umurongo, a ten, and itatu is three.
Good to know
It stays the same after any noun: imyaka mirongo itatu, abantu mirongo itatu. For thirty-one to thirty-nine add na and the unit, which agrees with the noun: abantu mirongo itatu na babiri, thirty-two people.
Examples
- Umwarimu wacu w'imibare afite imyaka mirongo itatu.Our math teacher is thirty years old.
- Mu ishuri ryacu harimo abanyeshuri mirongo itatu.There are thirty pupils in our class.
- Urugendo rugana i Huye rwamaze iminota mirongo itatu gusa.The trip to Huye took only thirty minutes.
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